B+
Lake Pend Oreille School District 84
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Sandpoint, Ponderay, Kootenai, Clark Fork, Dover, East Hope and Hope.
Students
3,653
Schools
13
Spent per student
$13,207
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
What stands out about Lake Pend Oreille School District 84
- School Grade B+: better than 72% of Idaho districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts above the state
- Spends 19% more per student than the ID average
- 17 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 8.9% since 2020
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Clark Fork.
PK–88 schoolsThis district
9–12Clark Fork Jr./Sr. High SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. ID
2020–21Math proficiency46%
State average 39.6%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 53.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 82%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,207 per student · 19% above ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 62%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,354’20
3,749’21
3,822’22
3,647’23
3,653’24
Up 8.9% since 2020.
Students
White 87%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
13 public schools.
Farmin Stidwell Elementary School
B−510 students18:1
Kootenai Elementary School
A−367 students16:1
Washington Elementary School
A329 students19:1
Sagle Elementary School
B−264 students17:1
Northside Elementary School
A182 students18:1
Southside Elementary School
B−170 students18:1
Hope Elementary School
B117 students14:1
Lposd Home School Academy
4 students4:1
Sandpoint Middle School
A−499 students18:1
Sandpoint High School
B−1,000 students17:1
Clark Fork Jr./Sr. High School
C134 students18:1
Lake Pend Oreille High School
D76 students10:1
Sandpoint Juvenile Detention
1 students1:1
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.